Successful surgery.......

It's been a long day but we're so grateful everything is well with Allison. Allison is regularly seen by a pediatric ophthalmologist to monitor her eye development. One of the complications that preemies sometimes face is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) which involves issues with the retina and development of blood vessels in the eyes. On Tuesday the doctor noticed that her eyes had taken a negative turn and suggested laser surgery immediately. www.ropard.org gives a full definition.

Fortunately Royal Oak Beaumont is recognized as the top facility in the world to have this type of surgery done - apparently babies are sent here from all over the world for this surgery, so we're very fortunate to have this resource right here.

Allison had a very successful surgery. The procedure took about 2 hours start to finish and only involved lasers. She had to be put under anesthesia, but tolerated it well. The doctor figured this would be the only surgery necessary and it will hopefully take care of the issues. She should have normal vision or perhaps might have to wear glasses for nearsightedness. Thank goodness!

On another great note....Allie is off of her CPAP and is now on a nasal canula 24 hours a day....this is a HUGE step for her as she can now start to bottle/breast feed hopefully in a couple days! We look forward to her progressing even more over the next few weeks and just can't wait to have her home in our arms!

Thank you to all for your continued prayers, e-mails and calls for Allie.